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A History of the County of Berkshire
… the terrier of that year stating that at the southern end of Wood Street 'ther is a certeyne banke being commen … moat are named in an inquisition of 1555 as 'the southgate bridge, the westgate bridge, and the northgate bridge, two of them being built of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… charity is administered by the vicar and churchwardens. Bridge End Coal Charity. The charity was established by Act of … 1772 in lieu of furze formerly taken by the inhabitants of Bridge End ward from a place called Warwick Heath, south-east …
A History of the County of Warwick
… five of the six chief prebends in the college. Thus by the end of the 14th century the town was divided between the two … piers with scalloped capitals. North of the western end of the crypt is a wing of the same date; at one time it … parish between them: one worked on the north side of the bridge, the other on the south, and they respectively used …
A History of the County of Warwick
… town was perhaps nearer 1,500, for in the suburb of Coten End, just outside the burh, were 100 bordars cultivating … goods in the form of pontage for the repair of the 'great bridge'. Grants for this were made to groups of burgesses in … By 1398-9 one fishery from Guy's Cliffe to Warwick bridge was let for £4, and a second from the bridge to …
A History of the County of Warwick
… in the trading community by the appearance by the end of the 18th century of hairdressers, stay makers, mantua … corporation as a contribution for the building of the new bridge, in order to purchase corn for sale at 5 per cent. … garden formerly belonging to Francis Williams, in Coten End, was acquired with the income of Catherine Burton's …
A History of the County of Warwick
… ancient boundaries of the town. The limits were Emscote Bridge in the east, Ford Mill Brook in the south, 'the outer … Park all lay in St. Mary's. The suburbs of Smith Street, Bridge End, Coten End, and Myton were in St. Nicholas's. The …
A History of the County of Warwick
… area from c. 1600 THE CENTRAL AREA FROM c. 1600. By the end of the 16th century a relatively accurate picture of the … have carved bargeboards, found also in Smith Street and Bridge End. 6 In general, however, adaptation and extension … Street. From 1788 the main approach was across the new bridge, along a new road through the western end of St. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… More responsibilities were given to the justices from the end of the 18th century, 41 culminating in their appointment … Street begin with the Judges' Lodgings at the south end. Set back from the road, this house has an ashlar facade … gaol, 30 built in 1779-83 with additions at the northern end of 1790-93. The main facade, which is of the same height …
A History of the County of Warwick
… contain forking and intersecting tracery and the east end has a stepped gable flanked by pinnacles. The main part … gate on the south. Leland said that 'the strength of the bridge . . . stands for the south gate', 57 and the survey of the bridge in 1774 noted that one of the piers was larger than …
A History of the County of Warwick
… hall and a two-storied, jettied bay at its south end. In addition there may have been a corresponding storied … new Banbury road was constructed in connexion with the new bridge in 1790. 82 By 1816 the meadow was subject to the … by brick yards 93. Saunders Street, Chapman Street, Bridge Street, and Bridge Row 94 had also been built by 1851. …